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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-02

"A pair of antlers with thirty-eight
tines is q curiosity at Butte, Montana.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-02

<-Better cultivate few acres thor
oughly than skim over many.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
MASON.

Ifthe singing OF birds. green grass, VIC.
lets AMI nay Dwers are hsrolngers OF
spring. then IL Is here and right-weleome
II l. u nan aud beast
sheep and young cattle can pick par, OF
their living. This will be great RELIEF 70
the nary Who are short OF hay.
Martin A. SiOvell Is about moving 70
Bethel TIill.
F-I. Bean started Tuesday for Mime
sofa.
Nm. Seribner IL 20 move 20 Waterford.
Mrs. l. N. Tyler has been sick The pas,
week, some better now.
Mrs. Thomas Morrill, has been very Tee
Die BAT seems n be Improving
] II. bean ESQ has charge OF 1. A.
Bean. MIL in Mason. lie Is now SAVING
cat BIZ. long Lumbar.
The Rev. I A. Bean eontempl.ies NOV
log % Svwry.
m q Mason s0wed peas last week.
ia, very little farming done as ye, 'x'
cspt on plain lard. The ground l. 'e,
vet
CT. Brown l. getting O1t railroad ties
and Gle caring burnt land.
oar school commences next Monday
Ms, Bertha Grover. teacher.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
DIXFIEI.D.

We have hh very high water here.
saturday nigh, and Sunday morning. Webb
river lacked bat foot OF being ss high as
/, was In the "Pumpkin freshet" Bat the
Androscoggiu lacked number OF feet or
being - high, although there was no cross
ing with the lArg. boat AZ either OF the
ferries. The "Jsf White" bridge was rem
dered unsafe but has sluce been repaired
Many OF the smaller bridges and culverts
were damaged. There IL water In many OF
the cellars AZ presen. where IL never Was
known 20 be before. We learn that the
"Newman bridge. In Carthage seven miles
above here, Is gone.
A number OF our citizens have gone 70
Portland on the Odd Fellows excursion.
w. q. Harlow has just returned from
Boston. lie will soon display his new
goods.
Mrs Toothsker has . llne OF new goods
Ius, opening which she ordered while In
Boston last week.
oar streets are nearly as dry - they are
In summer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
ALBANY.

The rain OF last week made Crooked riv.
or overflow it, banks aud wash away sew.
ersl small lots Of poplar pulp wood.
Geo. and Fred Clark saved theirs by
working In the water 10 their hips and
waist some three or four hours. They
piled I, over aud made stake fence around
H.
Two little girls OF Amos Barker were
eating small wood when one OF them ac'
cidentslly dropped her axe on the other
ones fagers eating one dagger OF jast
above the nail aud another OF except
q little OF the skin, the latter viii probably
grow on. The mother spllntsred aud did
Il up nicely.
j. Henry briggs has new bosrder. q
young daughter with which they are much
pleased.
Wallace Cummings has commenced on
his barn 40 by co feet.
Daniel Clark aud son have contractef
to huIld house this summer for Geo. w.
Decker.
There IL . good deal Of grazing being
done. Nice have injured the fruit trees
considerably.
NJ. Carter Of Bethelis engaging farmers
70 plant sweet corn and Lima beans.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
MEXICO.

Don klmbAl, JED n. Thomas. frsnh
Richmond. Geo. ID. Kldder. Joseph Cary,
frri Knapp. WIN Porter. Chris Reed.
Germ Phllhrick. Charles and Allyn Phil.
brick. VIII Porter. MILO Mitchell. Ge,.
Frye and Thomas john have gone or are
about starting 10 the sp,ing drives. Por-
ter 20 Dead river. The others, some 70
Wilson's Like drive. some IN Besrce's
Androscoggin drive.
Robert Reed has sold hls farm Ia Rox.
barry ~ Orlando nannefori and IL now
moving 10 the Darius Mitchell farm In
Mexico.
sewing Circle met At L. II. Harlovs,
Taesdsy last
Bf Virgin. Il X. wOrthlsy and l. II.
Reed are repslnting their billfinEs.
News % the dangerous Illness OF Her.
bert q Geas0n's wife and child, Tuesday
last A dispatch reached here ssklng Mrs
Daniel oldham. mother OF Mrs. Gleas0r.
% come 20 Lowell A. qalck a. possible.
Mr.. Gleason lives In Lowell. Mass.
Jason n. wsiker con'inues poorly and
no hopes % his recovery are entsrtainsd.
IIe thinks his family desire 10 klll him and
refuses 20 take medicine. SrARNEs
earle Barnes 4, nw,rk for waldo Pet.
tlngill.
n y. yIrsin has len II. W. Park AMI
~ Virgin tales biz place.
Martha Parsons has returned from Dix
Geld slie and Il nov al J W. Richards.
Adslber, EUtnan hsalei = nice new
mscelns - Richards mill Mbnisy, maize
for saving spool strips.
Warren Hall Grove qalie lot OF cattle
past here the same day, purchased NJ
SWlN river.
People everywhere were busy part OF
last week pa,,iug roads Into pAssaole con
dltlon.
Nv. non Lowell r,pOrts Mrs. Herbert
% Gleason better.
LsuNs Hall IL Al home.
Hscge brush fences are fitt
EIsry Park returned - Hebron Wed
nc-dsy.
Records Concord river lumber Il on
The Nay - Livermore falls
River nicely up AMI logs move easily.
J,sl n BAbo has been grazing Tor A.
J. Knight
NJ J. Babs Is al waldo Peiiingilrs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
BETHEL.

The Log. OF the Aniroscogsln Water
power Company pissed Bethel Friday.
Ksillhsr IA. successfully run the logs
oct ofS,niy river. lie has entirely re-
covered biz health.
C.lvln Bl.ber. Esq, IL puiilns 10 The
HuniAllba Coz an elegant house which DC
/. shout q erect on the slto where Calvin
Turner'S house was burnei two years
Ago.
Several families have moved Into
Bethel ani n ~ work In the chair factory
Mr. BlrrOs-. the proprietor. IL sending
away ahDut one handrsd chairs day.
sheriff wofmell has recovered ffom bis
sickness. aud his genial face Il again seen
90 oar streets.
Tue fr,.h-i damaged the 70 ais In Bethel
- the extent of 500
The AnifoscOggin river "a very high
snd the low intsryaies are under water.
The following IL the program Tor anni-
ysr.sfy week al Goali's Academy
Sani,y eycring. May l5ih, Pfot A W.
Small, ~ colby University. will deliver
the anniversary sermon Al the Cougl
Church, Wednesday. A. NJ Pablo exam.
in.,lous At TIE clicmv; wednesday eve
spflug exhibition N Ideal hall Thursday
eve, graduating exercises a. the same
place, Friday evening. reunion al NaIio
hall
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
pAsr pROwNPIILD.

school commenced 10 District No.
Nay 81. taught by Mira. Marion Went
worth.
A board OF health has been elected, Msj.
\. u Bean. Hiram 0e,ehell AMI A. ".
Perkins.
Miss wes,co,t. OF old Orchard. hs.
been In town In the Interest OF TIE united
Order Of the Golden Cross. She holds The
ONCE OF tender which gives her power TO
organize
John Thomas and othershsye purchased q
large lot Of timber In the upper par, OF The
town and Eaton. Over 200 acres,
Purchased OF Mr. Llnscott
TIE NJ. I. G. have closed their meet.
iugs for the summer; Las, meeting held
May iih.
Charles stanley has gone TO Eaton to
teach school.
Mrs. Sarah Breslln was 10 town last
week making arrangements 10 move Into
her house FOR the SIMMER. Will come The
first Of jane.
Circle ~ The parsonage May tih.
Prayer meeting ~ the school house a,
the station Thursday eve, May 9Th.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
OXFORD

Rev. Miss Angel Of Norway preached AZ
The NJ A. church ~ wslchvllle 10 . fal
house on Sundsy. Nav ist
The pastor ofths VI T. church, Rev. j.
N Bufsm has been returned IN his charge.
J1ha whinsy has moved 10 Lsomlnsisr'
Mass.
c. NJ Chapman. family have moved TO
Boston.
Harry Lt,lewood Is a. work for W. W.
Rich. proprietor oi,hs mea, aud n'h mar
ket
The high water from The little Andre
scoggln river oyetilsei the road % the
dcpih OF feet on Friday aud Saturday and
boat Was run 10 transport FOO, passen'
gers.
Minnie wilson has been dangerously
sick with gasiri,is.
Geo. Farringion's house with al the
contents Was completely destroyed ny nfc
on Tuesday night The barn and stock
were saved. Much sympathy Is fslt Tor
Mr. farringion a. be has lsrge family.
Minnie Wilson. youngest daughter OF
th- late Myrick Wilson. died "Wednesday.
My lth AFTER short bat severe Illness
sne va. mach loved by AL and deep sor'
row Is fclt Tor tai. bright young lie brought
80 soon On ia close.
Willie Baxter little soa OF John B,x'
ter va. drowned ln the cellar on weines'
day. The chill Was missed and aseareh
wAs made. bat when be was found IL was
TOO late 90 save his lie.
Mrs. J. N. Chspmsn has gone 70 visit
her daughter, Mrs. Hamilton a. Dexter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
CANTON.

wallace Il son OF Conductor Moore OF
Their FGBR X, hal snsrros cscips
from q fatal injary last evening while
smeli Aching on Thompson brook Ihs
result being two scalp wOunis, i1s nfsi
3 l Inches long aud the second aooul
inches long A stone weighing two sui
half lbs. Vas thrown from The opposite
eide % the brook from that upon whieh
young Moore was standing. striking him
upOu the top oithe head and lnfictns two
bsi wOand. - before stated. Dr A l..
StsnwOOi was callot and dressed TIE
wounds and this mornlng. Friday. TIE
patient IL quite comfortable though NOS
oai OF danger entirely. Whether the
stone ~. thrown with Intent - lnlare
yoang Moore or with The design that IL
should strike In the water sni spAiter TIE
water upon him IL uncertain. Some say
run was AZ the bottom % the matter and
that TIE party throwing the stone was
lntoxicsiei. Let run and elder be len
oui OF The ou,ri for future nshlng sieif.
sion. and pesosAbl- boys can more safely
"go smelling
Work IA. been commenced upoa the
steam grisi mill OF Atwood 4 Lowe ard
The mill l. 20 be rapidly pashed to con-
pleiiou.
The saw mill and water rights OF I. II
Palle- have been parch,sed by Mr. Smith.
Who had previously boughi the "Oi Tan
merry" and = three story building. one
hundred feet In length. - % be erected a.
once for tanning purposes.
The "Red Baililng" has been sold 10
FULLER ani others and Il 20 be repaired
The "On FOUNDRY" II more OF afuln
than ever since the rOoi. About one half
% The roof has fallen In aud The remainder
.. so damaged - 10 be comparatively
worthless
Dara bradford IL - commence the
work OF rebuilding the ell - bis store
burned last winter. soon.
Repairs have BEEN completed AZ The
school house q, the village aud The schools
sill be- opened Tor the sumner term next
Monday. A plank sidewalk IL 10 be bnllt
Immediately from q. y. rovie's io The
school house. The credit for which IL
largely due 20 Misses George Tovle aud
Pertis Lucas, who personally visited our
citizens aud solicited Subscriptions for
the purpose.
Highway surveyors are ba'y putting The
roads In repair.
Sir. Alpheus Packard has bought the
stand where be now resides, known A. the
Holt stand. % w. q Harlow.
IL IL understood that the syndicate who
have parch,sei the paper mills al Nc.
Fall. and the pulp mill a. Canton. Il made
90 OF thsMllllken Bros. 90 OF Portland. ID
w. True Of Portland. and Mr.. Monroe, OF
Auburn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
ANDOvHR.

The Village school. commenced Monday.
M.y -. In charge OF Miss Alice Bryant,
OF Ramfnrd, and Miss Helen Berry. OF thls
place. Mas Josie Martin. OF Rimfori. IL
~ ieich the school Ia No aud Miss
Rose Cuiilng 10 the Pratt District
The farmers have bcgun sprius's work
la small Way this week.
Sawyer's brook bridge broke beneath
passing team Thursday. preclpiis,lng
horse, wagon, and the three men u con-
talnei lotto the water. Help wss a. hsni
ant re,eue elected without serious
damage.
The mail failed 20 reach us from Thnts'
day until Sanisy morn on account OF the
high water.
Flank McAlllstsr. oar toasofia artist
Ia. pat new doors and windows Ia bis
shop msklng IL much more eonvenient
wm Gregg has bis new barn nearly
framed. Gardiner Roberts, OF Hanover
Is master workman.
Work has commenced on Sator's new
house near the Merrill bridge; also the
work OF repairing the Merrill house Tor
Hon. Henry v. Poor has been resumed.
The debating clao discussed the town
versus the district system OF schools Tor the
third time Tuesday evening. vote
showed q ms jrl,y Tor ihs torn system.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
WEST PARIS.

]. wsylAnd Kimball was here the most
OF last week aud gave us lots OF business
announcement. New shaning aud
m,chlusry Is N be pat into the new build
log Immediately. Some twenty 20 twenty.
nye more men are ~ be employed. Mr.
Kimbail has created new department
that will employ some twenty u twenty.
I've girls Wonder who will boss that
roomf
Buildlng on the street IL lively. Oar
hardware baildlng l. up ,ni boarded. Z.
n. Lane. building will be up next week
aui Israel Emmon's will soon follow.
Me.srs Powsfs and E.tes, masons OF
B~thel. have been AZ work here for the last
two weeks or more, laying brick under.
mining &. They are highly appreciated
here - msu Ani mechanics.
Our new station agent, Mr Scott, IL
becoming very popular with our people.
oar local freight train has the habit OF
leaving the train on the crossing while
doing thsir shunting, sometimes Tor
twenty minutes or more; this habit has
become q nuisance and will not be tolers-
ted longer. IL not only obstfucts urgent
business travel but endangers our school,
children. who have dared 10 crowd under
the cars rather than be late AZ SCHOOL
Oar I've minute rule or law viii De en'
forced unless . change IL made at once.
Miss Dora York, OF Woodstock, com
menced the spring term OF school here
last Monday. Miss York comes highly
recommended as an excellent teacher.
our Butter Factory IL Ia furnishing
condition. Me-. Abbott informed me last
Thursday that In two days he had ehurned
8 &c los OF butter and would do two more
churnlngs this week. oar farmers are CIV
Ing more attention 20 keeping cows.
Il. Il. Locte, Esq, has just returned VIII
i've more doe registered Jerseys. ! have
called to see Mr.. Locke and bis Jerseys
bot found him away every time on town
business. win tell your readers all about
them ty aud by.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
BYRON

Lat Sanily. while the OH lady ard
gentleman. Mr. anf Mrs. Shaw. were
asleep. = coal snapped from The opcu IRE
upon the bed where Mrs.. : Jay and buruei
through the quilts. sheets I'D seorchei
TIE feather tlck beforc IL VAS discovered.
n came very near being serious eotft.
grafton.
Young All CnAs. Randleti have goae TO
Dead River u drive.
As Yoaug. q L. Hal aud l.. ). Rand.
lstt have each bought nes pair o. Iron
hah white OAK cart wheels this spfing.
Ivls Richmond q, attending llish school
AZ Dlxhrli
A .sr,uAie At Leroy Toms Thursday,
he "a at A good tine = imported
TIE Odds Ar gctilus bare ard The $40"
i melting slowly.
some IN tow AZ short OF hay.
q l. Hal abd wm y Merrill have
hauled hay from the Hodsion farm.
VALE A. = Youug and bis son CHARLIE
were a. WORK chOpPing wood ~ TIE door
Wednesday. April 2ith, Chsrlie'- AZ
slipped from his hands and few some u
feet striking bis fathers bead shove The
temple cuitlng cash over two Inches 10
leugth II bleed qilie pro'usslT. Bat The
blood vas aaAlly stopped BY The use OF =
puf ball
Mrs.. : Taylor while sewing on but
Ton pierced The nal % her aager breaking
The needle 10 three pieces AMI leaving The
point 10 her nigsr II has not yet been
extracted.
il shaw went throagh the No.
woods % Weld with = team Saudsy, May
1T. TIE frsi team thr0ngh since TIE bss
storm OF Fcoruary last. lie went Tor Df.
Proctor % attend Mrs. J. shaw. The
Dr thlrks she will recover. lie also
visited 4 X Pcafc. who has been sick Tor
several weeks.
Mrs. L Brown has obtained State
pension % a. % PEE month.
swallow. have come 80 have mosquitoes.
Ose Tiny frog peeped The last day OF Apfh
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
sourH BucKFIHLp.

Ike faller has bought the old poor farm
Of Daniel Clark and will n once occupy
the same.
George eastman has closed out his meat
market aud Is going. or already gone TO
Mass.
Rob. Dean has sold his brood mare.
which he purchased Of Ride Russell, IN
Daniel Tuitle.
Great d.m,gs was done the roads by the
heavy rain, estimated as $1,000. Perhaps
100 rod, ofthe road on South iiill was
swep, away ~ completely ss ifihs "father
| OF Waters" had been turned upon IL. IL
looks to-day like the rocky bed of some
dried up river.
R,de Russell proposes to move upon the
Sam Holmes place. Nc. Russell tells me
he has been offered $3.50 for his tro,ter
Robert ID.
Daniel Clark Ia 10 occupy the Murch
farm under Sue,kei Mountain, which he
owns. Mr.. Clark bays and sells more farms
than any other msn In Duckfeli.
In the transfers OF real estate mentioned
Ia the last DENOCaaT the mans OF your
corr, sponfent appears. Il yoar compos.
iior "a % sure the name WAS spelled cor
rsctbl
The butter factory Ia 10 be located up.
on the land OF AmI,l Jones beside the N,r'
insect
Cyrus II jordan has traded FOR Francis
Jofdau's gray horse.
oar schools generally commence on
Monisy oh. lost
n II. iIutchln.on IL better.
Fred Barrett or North Duekfeli his
boa 1ht the Nathaniel Harlow farm OF the
heirs OF Edmond Richards.
Az Warren has traded fJr tie Joan
Y Wood house.
Is,ac ID. falier has been ordered before
the U. = examining board OF Surgeons al
Augusta
NJ Barges, OF Psra Ia ho,,lsr Al the
hotel.
Farmers are centrally ba'J with their
spfing work
The mice have committed some depre.
dalton, upoa apple trees. The writer has
some two hundrei nae young bearing tire,
bu, was fouuaate In having none lplursd
by mice.
What 4, more annoying than havlng
work 10 peffJrm aud being unable 10 per
form manual labor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
FRYRBURu.

The high water has gone down. There
was . slight overflow In some plsces.
The grass l. appearing although few
snow tanks SIN linger In shsdy corners.
The frogs are musical, the swallows
have come. and whlp-poor.will Was heard
Thursday. Nay 5th.
The rake Is the implement mos, In use
AZ present.
Tom S0uiher came home from LsCleie,
Mo. on Saturday. on account OF III health.
but he Il improving In his native air.
John &. SOuther has engaged with {
new flrm 10 Chicago with q salary twice a.
large A. bis former one.
Mrs. Howe's funeral took place on Toes
day afternoon, attended by her pastor MI.
Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. u. y. BuIIell have been Ia
town this week.
PHI. Perry from Boston and his nephew
Charles OF Portland, are a. Mr. Melntlr.'s
The Misses whiting are 10 Portland for
. few days.
There il "talk" OF an alteration In the
CongT church that will admit OF the orgsr
being placed In the rear OF the pulpit
The community are well pleased a. The
return OF Mr. Roberts, the methodist min
ls,sr. for another year.
Edward Shirley IL to teach In Dist. No
l. JOAN Saedi began his school In Hiram
Msy 3ad.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
THE POSTAL CARD BRIGADE.
HEBRON


NAY FESTIVAL A. Grange Hal, Morday,
NAY 81 A good time reported
Drughtiai weather nos aud some cary
planting l. being done.
TIE school 10 District No will con-
msuee Monday. NAY ssh. Miss Parsons
80 teach.
Bert Maxim has engaged 20 work Al
Blckfeii for year.
We ubtsrs,ani ia, c. y. Pratt has sold
he Atsn March house 90 bis hfothsr'ir'
,av. Mr. Hal
Arbor car us1t TUESDAY. IloPe every
one Nil remember and mAke The mo.t oil
We we're very glad % listen - he inter
ssiing discourse BY oar pastor, Nay lsi'
at ssicome him home agsiu. The Atro'
rl's las an account ~ ais birth-dAy party
A. Scigsick. April 21ai.
Monday he GrAngers gave q nle enier'
talnnsui % q large rumosr A. TIE iowa
house
Wednesday. occurred the annual nesiins
~ ne Trustees Three rev onss were
Add % The Board. Hon. II. NJ. Bearee'
N0rsay. Alvin Record. ksq., Livermors
anf \ ; Dunhsm. Esq % Hebron. VI A.
ures were adopted 10 secure TIE erection
o. nss school balltiDg. And prosecute
TIE work ~ soon a. money can BE- rAlsed.
The Board sigrei seven. hundred and nity
dollars. They voted % appropriate one
hlutret ard twenty I've dollars toward
ne Improvement ofapparAtus, AMI furnish
tny dollars for The piano. Committees
VI b. appolt,sd later By Jadge Bonney'
Avllsge Improvement society wAs or
gAriret here iAst year. and they have ac'
c0mplsaed mach Tor toe welfare OF ths
place. art are nov considering The mat
Ter % ouiiting another sidewalk
saturday morning May IN. The students
accompanied ~ Prof and Mrs sargent
siariei fJr Heara's a. Portland for photo
granls
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
BUCKFIELD.

J. Y. Jew,,. and N. c. Pereivsl spsn'
the Sabbath here.
from Mac. Mrs. Irish IL 10 have class
In music during the sumner. i.
Miss May Hsdley has gone TO Hartford
for short visit
The family OF Dr. c. d. Bridgh,m have
sent their goods and expect TO arrive In
Cohsssett, Mass, the present week, where
the doctor has entered upon promising
and lucrative practice. They VIII be
missed In Temperance circles, where tneir
iunaence hss been . power for good dur
ing the past ten years aud carry with
them the good wishes OF host OF friends.
Postmaster Cole has reformed from New
York where he has been for several weeks.
Timothy Lant will occupy tee residsoee
iust vacated by Dr.. q. ID. Bfidghsm.
Miss Msrths Cole IL making extensive
repsirs on her residence.
Rev. Mr. Mssry the new preacher for
the Methodist Society occupied the pull
Dit Sunday afternoon Tor the nfst time.
pa Henry Bangs has 80 far recovered
from his recent sickness ~ 10 bs able To
b.. on the street again.
Hon. G II Prince has parchssed q
machine for spreading msnure upon his
land which does Its work with ndell,y
More OF thin ouaht 10 be In use.
Rev. J NJ. Follett Was quite seriously
III on rtt,rping from thu funeral OF tie
late Mrs. spsuldlpg. OF Sumner. Sunday
afternoon.
Atwood. spsuidins { Co. are hssdqaar.
tsrs for line, plaster and grass seed, q
car load Of which they have just received.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
DENMARK.

Arthur Warm. the blind son OF AlouIo
d Warren OF this town, assisted by other
ta'cuts. gave musical entertainment al
Ola Fellows hall Monday night The
ladies furnished supper for his benefit
and Mr. Warren realized some twenty
three dollars. Mr.. Warren has been educs.
tel Al the Perkins Insiitats for the Bllni
a. South BOston. snt during The evening
gave very Interesting description OF their
manner Of instruciing the blind.
John G. Hodge died Nay i,h aged about
CO years. ella Smith died about i've
hours later asei 10 years. The funerals
will be held May 6lh, attended BY Nc.
Cammlngs OF Bridgton. Ne. Ne. Hodge
has lived In town some twenty years and
In his death we lose one OF oar best eiti'
Isns. HIS business has been manufacturing
clothes Tor Boston parties and he has
probably paid more money 20 The women
who work Al that business than any Other
man la town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
SWEDEN.

The steam mill OF T. w. Bennett was
burned Monday night At eleven o'clock.
40 Insurance. The mill contained new
board machine. q stAvc machine and eiecr
and . shiugle machine. We hear that NJ.
Benuett will rebuild NJ once.
The citizens OF our town and several OF
So. Waterford aud Harrison have prompt
ly pledged sssistsncs In money and labor.
The John Bennett farm WAS sold Al
suction Monday Tor $3.50 % to &. w.
Flint.
Married. Sunday. May 1t, iIermon Has
keli and Arcthusa Bennett.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
UPTON.

Ell. Brown commenced work on the
Cambridge aud Cedar Brook Friday noon
with one hundred and twenty men.
Swallows and mosquitoes remind us that
summer IL near.
Aldsns Brooks IL treating bis house to
coat OF paint.
Etns Lane started for the lake drive
Monday.
samuel Sargent veniured out with =
wagon Saturday, being the Hrs, one OF The
season.
There IL plenty OF hay In iowa oat some
of n will have TO change hands. We hear
OF is being sold for from fourteen to
twenty dollars.
Al. Abbott Was awarded second prize
for composition at Brldgton Academy.